Keith Roe, who lives east of Twisp, said his home, and his neighbor’s cabin, burned to the ground overnight Wednesday as he fell victim to the Stokes Road Fire.

Roe said he saw the fire creep over the ridge last night. He felt OK at first he said, but as soon as evacuation notices were issued, Roe knew something was wrong and he started to gather things from his home of 23 years.

As the fire pushed down toward his home, he said urgency grew.

He knew he had to get out.

“I had drag my wife out,” Roe said. “My wife was trying to get two cats out of the house, and they wouldn’t come. I said, ‘We have to go now!’”

As he was driving down the road, he looked back in the rear-view mirror and saw crushing flames.

“The whole area was ablaze,” he said. “I knew it was gone. I went up there today and it was gone… all gone.”

Roe said he only managed to grab a few things such as electronics and personal items before evacuating. The cats, and everything in his home, seems burned away, he said.

He’s not sure how or when he will rebuild, but he can’t believe what happened to his home in just minutes.

Keith Roe, who lives east of Twisp, said his home, and his neighbor’s cabin, burned to the ground overnight Wednesday as he fell victim to the Stokes Road Fire.

Roe said he saw the fire creep over the ridge last night. He felt OK at first he said, but as soon as evacuation notices were issued, Roe knew something was wrong and he started to gather things from his home of 23 years.

As the fire pushed down toward his home, he said urgency grew.

He knew he had to get out.

“I had drag my wife out,” Roe said. “My wife was trying to get two cats out of the house, and they wouldn’t come. I said, ‘We have to go now!’”

As he was driving down the road, he looked back in the rear-view mirror and saw crushing flames.

“The whole area was ablaze,” he said. “I knew it was gone. I went up there today and it was gone… all gone.”

Roe said he only managed to grab a few things such as electronics and personal items before evacuating. The cats, and everything in his home, seems burned away, he said.

He’s not sure how or when he will rebuild, but he can’t believe what happened to his home in just minutes.

hello all , i woke up to a nice surprise of donations for the Roe family very generous of yall thank you so much from the bottom of mne and the roe families hearts! you are awesome.
This is going to help them in more ways then we know im sure.
Due to the road closing they cant even get out of the area to go to work so every day is more loss.
So with that being said lets try to share this some more and keep it going!
God Bless you all for caring!

Lets come together as a community and help our neighbors !!BIG THANK YOU to everybody who is helping these guys in their time of need!!
4 donations in a couple of hours is a good start lets make it possible for them to try to rebuild their lives.
23 years gone in a night...
thanks again!

a great family has lost nearly everything except the clothes on their backs and what they could grab in the rush trying to escape the wildfires in eastern washington over night.
if you have even a dollar to donate to this wonderful family it would not go unnoticed and would surely be appreciated..
i will also donate and if more people also help i will chip in more to keep this goin this family needs our help facebook
PLEASE HELP ANY AMOUNT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED !!!
we will continue to updsate
PLEASE SHARE PLEASE HELP!!!!

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